B. Tech.

DEGREE
METALLURGICAL AND MATERIALS
ENGINEERING

SYLLABUS
FOR

CREDIT BASED CURRICULUM

2011 - 15 Batch

Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering

National Institute of Technology
Tiruchirappalli 620 015

July 2011

III SEMESTER (REGULAR STREAM)

CODE

COURSE OF STUDY

MA 205

Transforms and Partial Differential Equations

EC 219

Applied Electronics

CE 281

Strength of Materials

PH 211

Electrical, Electronic and Magnetic Materials

MT 207

Metallurgical Thermodynamics

MT 209

Mineral Processing and Metallurgical Analysis

MT 213

Physical Metallurgy

20

23

Total

IV SEMESTER

CODE

COURSE OF STUDY

MA 202

Numerical Techniques

EE 220

Electrical Technology

IC 216

Instrumentation and Control

MT 208

Transport Phenomena

MT 210

Phase Transformation and Heat treatment

ME 292

Mechanical Technology

IC 220

Instrumentation and Control Laboratory

MT 216

Ferrous Metallography Laboratory

MT 222

Process Metallurgy Laboratory

17

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V SEMESTER
CODE

COURSE OF STUDY

MT 301

Metal Casting Technology

MT 303

Iron and Steel Making

MT 305

Polymers and Composites

MT 307

Materials Joining Technology

MT 309

Mechanical Behaviour of Materials

CA 351

C++ and UNIX

PR 331

Foundry & Welding Laboratory

MT 315

Mechanical Testing Laboratory

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23

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VI SEMESTER
CODE

COURSE OF STUDY

MT 304

Non ferrous Extraction

MT 306

Particulate Processing

MT 308

Non-Ferrous Physical Metallurgy

MT 310

Metal Forming Technology

MT 312

Fatigue, Creep and Fracture Mechanics

Elective I

MT 314

Heat Treatment Laboratory

MT 316

Non-Ferrous Metallography Laboratory

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24

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VII SEMESTER

CODE

COURSE OF STUDY

MT 401

Ceramic Materials

MT 403

Corrosion Engineering

MT 405

Materials characterization

MB 491

Management Principles and Concepts

Elective-II

Elective-III

MT 409

Corrosion Engineering Laboratory

MT 447

Comprehensive Evaluation

18

23

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VIII SEMESTER

CODE

COURSE OF STUDY

HM 402

Industrial Economics

MT 402

Non Destructive Testing and Failure Analysis

Elective-IV

Elective-V

Project work

15

12

15

18

MT 498

Total

Total Credits for the Course: 180 (Including 45 for First Year)

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LIST OF ELECTIVES
VI Semester
MT 352

Special Steels & Cast Irons

MT 354

Design and Selection of Materials

MT 356

Special Casting Techniques

VII Semester
MT 451

Surface Engineering

MT 453

Process Modeling and Applications

MT 455

Special topics in metal forming

MT 457

Nano materials and Applications

ME 451

Industrial Safety

PR 451

New Trends in Manufacturing

Any one elective from other departments

VIII Semester
MT 456

Ceramic Processing

ME 352

Finite Element Methods

PR 460

Project Management
Any one elective from other departments
Reserve Electives

MT 452

High Temperature Materials

MT 458

Introduction to Quality Management (Global)

MT 460

Emerging Materials

MT 462

Ladle Metallurgy & Continuous Casting of Steels

MT 466

Welding Metallurgy

MT 468

Computational techniques

HM 402

Corporate Communication

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MA 205 TRANSFORMS AND PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS

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Laplace Transform of Standard functions, derivatives and integrals Inverse Laplace

transform Convolution theorem-Periodic functions Application to ordinary differential
equations and simultaneous equations with constant coefficients and integral equations.
Fourier series Dirichlets conditions Eulers formula- Convergence and of Fourier
series- Half range Fourier cosine and sine series - Parseval's relation Complex form of
Fourier series- Harmonic analysis.
Fourier transforms - Fourier integral theorem- Fourier cosine and sine transforms- inverse
transforms - Convolution theorem and Parseval's identity for Fourier transforms Finite cosine and sine transforms.
Formation of partial differential equations by eliminating arbitrary constants and functions solution of first order equations - four standard types - Lagranges equation - homogeneous
and non-homogeneous type of second order linear differential equation with constant
coefficients.
One-dimensional wave equation and one-dimensional heat flow equation Variable
separable solutions- Fourier series solution.
Text Books
1. Grewal, B.S., Higher Engineering Mathematics, Khanna Publishers, Edn. 38, 2004.
2. Kandasamy, P. Thilagavathy, K. And Gunavathy, K., Engineering Mathematics, Vol. III,
Chand and Company, 1996.
3. Venkataraman, M.K., Engineering Mathematics Vol.IV, National Publishing Company,
2004

EC 219 APPLIED ELECTRONICS

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Halfwave and fullwave rectifiers - capacitive and inductive filters;
regulation in rectifiers -concept of positive and negative feedback - effect of feedback
Barkhausen criterion for oscillation, RC and LC oscillators, crystal oscillators
Inverting and non-inverting amplifiers, integrator, differentiator, multiplier, divider,
comparator, V-I and I-V converter, D/A and A/D converters, types, sample and hold circuit
Multiplexers, demultiplexers, decoders and encoders - UJT, SCR, DIAC, TRIAC construction, characteristics and applications; stepper motors and their performance.
TEXT BOOK
1.

Jacob Millman, Halkias C.C., Integrated Electronics : Analog and Digital circuits and systems,
TMH, 1996

List of Experiments
1. Characteristics of PN Junction diode
2. Characteristics of Zener diode
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3. Inverting and Non Inverting operational amplifiers

4. Study of logic gates
5. Multiplexers and De-Multiplexers
CE 281 STRENGTH OF MATERIALS
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Elastic limit - Hooke's law - Poisson's ratio - Bar of uniform strength - Equivalent area of
composites sections - temperature stresses - Hoop stress - Volumetric strain - stresses due to
different types of axial loading - Gradually and Impact loads.
Stresses on an incline plane principle stresses - thin cylinders - Circumferential and
longitudinal stresses - Wire bound pipes - Thin spherical shells - Biaxial stresses doubly
curved walls of pressure vessels
Beams types - Shear forces and bending moment diagrams. Bending - Theory of simple
bending - Practical application of bending equation - Section modulus - Shear stress
distribution on a beam section
Center of gravity - centroid of a uniform lamina - centroids of lamina of various shapes Moment of an Inertia of a lamina - definition - Parallel axes theorem - Perpendicular axes
theorem - Moment of Inertia of lamina of different shapes
Pure torsion - Theory of pure torsion - Torsional moment of resistance - Power transmitted
by a shaft - Torsional rigidity - Stepped shafts - Keys - couplings - Shear and Torsional
resilience- Shafts of non-circular section - Close coiled helical springs
TEXT BOOKS
1.
2.

Rajput R. K., Strength of Materials, S. Chand, 1996

Ramamrutham S., Strength of Materials, 8 th Edition, Dhanapat Rai, 1992

REFERENCES
1.Ramamrutham S and R. Narayanan, "Strength of Materials, 7th Edition, 1999
2.Strength of Materials, R.K. Bansal, Laxmi Publications.
PH 211 ELECTRICAL, ELECTRONICS AND MAGNETIC MATERIALS
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Free electron theory - Band theory - discussion on specific materials used as conductors Dielectric phenomena - concept of polarization- frequency and temperature dependence dielectric loss - dielectric breakdown - ferro electricity - piezo electricity and pyro electricity
BaTiO3 structure and properties.
Origin of Magnetism - Introduction to dia, para, ferri and ferro magnetism Curie
temperature Magnetic anisotropy - hard and soft magnetic materials- iron based alloys ferrites and garnets rare earth alloys - fine particle magnets.

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Concept of superconductivity BCS theory of super conductivity Types of super

conductors YBCO- structure and properties specific super conducting materials
Fabrication and engineering applications.
Semiconducting materials and types; simple, compound and oxide semiconductors
semiconducting materials in devices Production of silicon starting materials methods for
crystal growth for bulk single crystals- zone melting Czochralski method Epitaxial films
by VPE, MBE and MOCVD techniques Lithography
Principles of photoconductivity, luminescence- - photo detectors Optical disc and
optoelectronic materials LCD, LED and diode laser materials - electro optic modulators Kerr and Pockels effect LiNbO3.
TEXT BOOKS
1.
2.
3.

Kittel C., Introduction to Solid State Physics, 7th Edition, Wiley Eastern, New International Publishers,
2004
Dekker A. J., Electrical Engineering materialsPrentic Hall, 1995
Ed. Kasap and Capper, handbook of electronic and photonic materials, 2006, NY.

REFERENCES
1. Dekker. A.J, Solid state Physics, Mac Millan India, 1995
2. Van Vlack L.H, Elements of Materials Science and Engineering, 6 th edition,Addison Wiley, 1989
3. Raghavan V, Materials Science and Engineering A First Course, Prentice Hall India, 2004.

MT 207 METALLURGICAL THERMODYNAMICS

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Types of system, state of a system, state properties - First law of thermodynamics; heat
of reaction, heat of formation, standard heats, heat of transition; Hesss law of heat
summation.
Second law, entropy of irreversible processes,combined statements of 1st and 2nd laws Maxwell's relations, Clausius - Clapeyron equation, Troutons rule, Gibb's - Helmholtz
relations.
Third law of thermodynamics, relation between CP and CV, Nernst heat theorem,
equilibrium constant, Van't Hoff equation, concept of fugacity, activity, mole fraction.
Thermodynamics of solutions, Gibb's Duhem equation, partial molar properties of
mixing, concept of chemical potential, ideal solution, Raoult's law,Henry's law; non
ideal solution, excess functions, regular solutions.
Sievert's law - residual gases in steel properties and functions of slags, slag compositions,
structure of molten slags, molecular theory, concept of basicity index, ionic theory;
thermodynamics of slag-metal reactions.
Numerical problems on the concepts mentioned in all the above units.
TEXT BOOKS
1.
2.

Tupkary R.H., Introduction to Metallurgical Thermodynamics, 1 st Edition, TU Publishers, Nagpur, 1995

Upadhyaya G.S., Dube R.K., Problems in Metallurgical Thermodynamics and Kinetics, 1 st Edition,
Pergamon Press, 1977

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MT 209 MINERAL PROCESSING AND METALLURGICAL ANALYSIS

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Principles of combustion, testing of fuels, - Coal - Manufacture of metallurgical coke and its
properties -typical energy consumption in metallurgical processes, overview of different raw
materials (including fluxes) in metals processing
Physical properties of minerals, physical and chemical characteristics of industrial
minerals such as magnetite, haematite, galena, chalcopyrite, azurite, sphalerite, monazite,
cassiterite, chromite, bauxite and ilmenite ; economics of ore processing;
Chemical processing of ores - leaching ,ion-exchange and liquid- solvent extraction;
crushing and grinding types, washing, sorting and hand-picking; laboratory and
industrial screening classifiers, mechanical and hydraulic; sedimentation principles
Concentration by jigs, tables, heavy media separation, froth floatation, magnetic and
electrostatic separation, thickeners and filters; use of flow sheets (specific examples from
metals processing), wet and dry sampling,
Principles of chemical analysis, - ores, metals, alloys, non-metallics, details of specific
chemical analysis techniques, introduction to common analysis techniques used in
metallurgical industries (spectrovac and spot testing)
TEXT BOOKS
1.
2.

Gupta O. P., Elements of Fuels, Furnaces and Refractories, 2 nd Edition, Khanna Publishers, 1990
Gaudin A.M., Principles of Mineral Dressing, 1 st Edition, TMH, 1986

REFERENCES
1.
2.
3.

Gilchrist J.D., Extraction Metallurgy, 2nd Edition, Pergamon Press, 1980

Joseph Newton, Extractive Metallurgy, 1st Edition, Wiley Eastern, 1967
Vogel A.I., A TextBook of Quantitative Inorganic Analysis, 3 rd Edition, ELBS, Longman, 1978

MT 213 PHYSICAL METALLURGY

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Crystallography - co-ordination number, effective number of atoms, packing factor, crystal

system relevant to metals, indexing of crystal planes and directions in cubic and hexagonal
system, linear and planar density, interplanar spacing
Crystal imperfections and its types; point defects, dislocations - unit dislocation, partial
dislocation, motion of dislocations, slip and twin crystal orientation, concept of
texture, grain and grain boundaries, methods of grain size determination,
Self-diffusion, diffusion in alloy, diffusion mechanisms, activation energy, laws of
diffusion- Fick's I law, II law, inter-diffusion and Kirkendall effect, types of diffusion and
examples of diffusion; problems based on diffusion
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Solid solutions and its types and intermediate phases - Hume Rothery's rule - solidification
of metals and alloys, cooling curves, concepts
of
phase
diagrams, coring and
segregation as applied to various binary systems, ternary systems.
Thermodynamic properties of binary metallurgical systems, free energy- composition
curves and their relation to phase diagrams of different types; ternary phase diagram - Gibbs
phase triangle.
TEXT BOOKS
1.
2.

Reed Hill R.E., Physical Metallurgy Principles, 2 nd Edition, Affiliated East West Press, 1973
Derek Hull, Introduction to Dislocations, Pergamon, 2nd Edition, 1981

REFERENCES
1. Raghavan V., Physical Metallurgy - Principles and Practice, Prentice - Hall of India, 1993
2. Guy A.G., Elements of Physical Metallurgy, 3rd Edition, Addison Wesly, 1974.

MA 202 NUMERICAL TECHNIQUES

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Solution of linear system - Gaussian elimination and Gauss-Jordan methods - LU decomposition methods - Crout's method - Jacobi and Gauss-Seidel iterative methods sufficient conditions for convergence - Power method to find the dominant eigenvalue and
eigenvector.
Solution of nonlinear equation - Bisection method - Secant method - Regula falsi method Newton- Raphson method for f(x) = 0 and for f(x,y) = 0, g(x,y) = 0 - Order of convergence
- Horner's method - Graeffe's method - Bairstow's method.
Newtons forward, backward and divided difference interpolation Lagranges
interpolation Numerical Differentiation and Integration Trapezoidal rule Simpsons
1/3 and 3/8 rules - Curve fitting - Method of least squares and group averages.
Numerical Solution of Ordinary Differential Equations- Euler's method - Euler's modified
method - Taylor's method and Runge-Kutta method for simultaneous equations and 2nd
order equations - Multistep methods - Milne's and Adams methods.
Numerical solution of Laplace equation and Poisson equation by Liebmann's method solution of one dimensional heat flow equation - Bender - Schmidt recurrence relation Crank - Nicolson method - Solution of one dimensional wave equation.
TEXT BOOKS
1. GERALD, C.F., and WHEATLEY, P.O., Applied Numerical Analysis, Addison Wesley.
2. JAIN, M.K., IYENGAR, S.R. and JAIN, R.K., Numerical Methods for Scientific and Engineering
Computation, Wiley Eastern.

REFERENCES
1. KANDASAMY, P., THILAGAVATHY, K., and GUNAVATHY, S., Numerical
Company.

Methods,

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EE 220 ELECTRICAL TECHNOLOGY

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DC machines : generators-motors- Characteristics - Speed control and starting of DC motors

- Transformers - types, constructional features and principles of operation Efficiency.
Synchronous machines : Characteristics and Voltage regulation of Alternator. Synchronous
motors - starting. Induction motors : Torque - speed characteristics - speed control and
starters - single phase Induction motors.
Electric heating- design, power and efficiency calculations, applications - Weldingresistance welding, arc welding and ultrasonic welding, DC and AC welding sets,
applications.
TEXT BOOKS
1.
2.

Theraja B.L., Electrical Technology, Volume II, S.Chand, 1997

Gupta J.B., A Course in Electrical Power, S.K. Kataria, 1996

IC 216 INSTRUMENTATION AND CONTROL

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General concepts of measurements, static and dynamic characteristics, Introduction to

calibration, calibration standards.
Temperature measurements: Measurement using expansion thermometers, thermocouples,
Resistance temperature detectors, thermistors and optical pyrometers.
Measurement using strain gauges, Capacitive transducers, inductive transducers and
Piezoelectric transducers. Introduction to pressure , level and flow measurements.
Basics of open loop and closed loop system, classification of variables,
ON/OFF, P, PI, PID controllers and their applications.
Introduction to Micro Processor and its architecture. Instruction sets. Introduction
Programmable logic controllers and instruction sets.

TEXT BOOKS
1.
2.
3.

John P. Bentley., "Principles of Measurement Systems" 3 rd edition, Addison Wesley Longman Ltd., UK,
2000.
Neubert H.K.P., "Intrument Transducers: An Introduction to their performance and Desisn, 2 nd Edition
Oxford University Press, Cambridge, 1999.
Ramesh Goankar, Microprocessor architecture, Programming and applications, with the 8085/8080A,
3rd edition, Penram International Publishing house, 2002.

REFERENCES
1. Patranabis, "Sensors and Transducers", Wheeler Publishing, 1999.
2. Doebelin E.O, Measurement system-applications and design, 4th edition McGraw Hill New York

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MT 208

TRANSPORT PHENOMENA
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Fluid Flow - Viscosity differential mass and momentum balances overall momentum
balance mechanical energy balance applications
Heat Transfer heat conduction equation applications convective heat transfer concept
of heat transfer coefficient radiative heat transfer
Mass Transfer - Diffusion: Diffusivity in gases, liquids, solids convective mass transfer
concept of mass transfer coefficient
Dimensionless analysis Rayleighs method, Buckingham method use of differential
equations similarity criteria applications in physical modeling
Reaction Kinetics - Basic definitions & concepts reaction mechanisms reaction rate
theories slagmetal reaction
TEXT BOOKS
1. A.K. Mohanty, Rate Processes in Metallurgy, PH India Ltd., 2000
2. B.R.Bird., Transport Phenomena, John Wiley, New York, 1994

REFERENCES
1.. Szekely J., Themelis N. J., Rate Phenomena in Process Metallurgy, Wiley, 1971

MT 210 PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS AND HEAT TREATMENT

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Introduction and classification of phase transformations. Diffusion in solids:

phenomenological approach and atomistic approach. Nucleation and growth theories of
vapour to liquid, liquid to solid, and solid to solid transformations; homogeneous and
heterogeneous strain energy effect during nucleation; interface-controlled growth and
diffusion controlled growth; overall transformation kinetics.
Principles of solidification, evolution of microstructures in pure metals and alloys.
Precipitation from solid solution: types of precipitation reactions, crystallographic
description of precipitates, precipitation sequence and age hardening, spinoidal
decomposition.
Iron-carbon alloy system: iron-carbon diagram, nucleation and growth of pearlite, cooling of
hypo-eutectoid, eutectoid, and hyper-eutectoid steels, development of microstructures in
cast irons. Heat treatment of steels: TTT and CCT diagrams, bainitic transformation,
martensitic transformation, hardenability, role of alloying elements in steels
Conventional heat treatment of steels. Massive transformation. Order-disorder
transformation. Phase transformations in and heat treatment of some common non-ferrous
metals and alloys
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Types of furnaces and furnace atmospheres; quenching media; types of quenching,

mechanism of quenching, quenching characteristics, choice of quenchants; surface
hardening of steels- carburizing, nitriding, carbonitriding and others.. Various thermomechanical treatments; Designing for heat treatment, defects in heat treated parts, causes for
the defects in heat-treated parts and remedies
TEXT BOOKS
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Raghavan V., Physical Metallurgy- Principles and Practical, Prentice Hall, 1983
Rajan T. V. Heat Treatment - Principles and Practice, 2nd Edition, Prentice Hall of India, 1996

REFERENCES
1.
2.
3.

Avner S.H., Introduction to Physical Metallurgy, 2 nd edition, Tata McGraw Hill, 1984
Lakhtin Y., Engineering Physical Metallurgy, 2 nd Edition, MIR Publishers, 1979
Prabhu Dev K. H., Handbook of Heat Treatment of Steel, TMH, 1988

ME 292 MECHANICAL TECHNOLOGY

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Machine design concepts

Material and manufacturing in design; materials selection; reliability based design; Stresses
in simple machine members - axial, bending, torsional, bearing stress, Hertz contact stress;
combined stresses, principal stresses
Design of machine elements-I
Modes of failure, Theories of failure. Endurance limit. Stress concentration. Factor of
safety. design of structural machine elements subjected to various types of loads e.g Static
loading, Impact loading, Bending, Torsional loading, Fatigue loading; Fracture mechanics
Design of machine elements-II
Design of springs and Material selection, Design of Bearings Material selection,
Fundamentals of measurement technology
Machining Technology
Basic machine tools, Shaper, planner and slotter machines, Milling. Hobbing. Broaching.
Grinding machines, Work holding and tool holding devices; Selection of cutting tools,
Materials for cutting tools; Fundamentals of NC & CNC machine tools
Non-traditional machining technology
Introductive to unconventional machining processes. Abrasive jet machining, ultrasonic
machining, abrasive water jet machining, abrasive flow machining, water jet machining,
electro chemical machining, electro discharge machining. Electron beam machining, laser
beam machining and plasma arc machining.

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TEXT BOOKS:
1. Shigley's Mechanical Engineering Design, Budynas and Nisbett, 8th Ed., McGraw-Hill, 2006
2.

William C.Orthwein., Machine component design, Volume 2, Jaico publishing house.

REFERENCES
1. Charles E.Wilson., Computer integrated machine design, Prentice-Hall.
2.

Robert L.Norton., Machine design- an integrated approach, Prentice-Hall, 1998.

3. C.V.Collett, A.D.Hope., Engineering measurements, Pitman publishing .

IC 220 INSTRUMENTATION AND CONTROL LABORATORY
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List of Experiments
1. Measurement of strain using strain gauges.
2. Measurement of displacement using LVDT.
3. Measurement of pressure.
4. Measurement of temperature using RTD.
5. Measurement of temperature using TC.
6. Measurement of temperature using Thermistor.
7. Simple exercise on 8085 Microprocessor.
8. Simulation ON/OFF,P, PI, PID controller design using MATLAB.
9. Simple exercise based on PLC instructions.
MT 216 FERROUS METALLOGRAPHY LABORATORY
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List of Experiments
1. Specimen preparation for metallographic observation - working of
metallurgical microscope
2. Grain size measurements
3. Macro etching - cast, forged and welded components
4. Sulphur printing and phosphor printing
5. Microstructure cast iron - gray, nodular and malleable iron - unetched
6. Microstructure of gray, nodular and white iron etched
7. Microstructure of iron, steel (low carbon, medium carbon, high carbon, hypo
and hypereutectoid steels)
8. Microstructure of stainless steels and high speed steels
9. Over heated structure and banded structure in steels
MT 222 PROCESS METALLURGY LAB
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List of experiments:
1. Sieve analysis
2. Sedimentation and decantation
3. Determination of size distribution in sample by Anderson pipette method
4. Jaw crusher
5. Rolls crusher
6. Rod mill
7. Heavy medium separations
8. Froth floatation
9. Tabling
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MT 301 METAL CASTING TECHNOLOGY

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Introduction to casting and foundry industry; basic principles of casting processes; sequence
in foundry operations; patterns; moulding practice; ingredients of moulding sand and core
sand, sand testing; different moulding processes
Types of furnaces used in foundry; furnaces for melting; melting practice for steel, cast iron,
aluminium alloys, copper alloys and magnesium alloys; safety considerations; fluxing,
degassing and inoculation
Sand casting, permanent mould casting, die casting, centrifugal casting, plaster mould
casting, investment casting, continuous casting, squeeze casting, full mould process, strip
casting
Overview of pouring and solidification, concept of shrinkage, Chvorinovs rule, chilling;
gating systems, functions of riser, types of riser, bottom pouring and top pouring , yield
calculations, visualization of mould filling (modeling), methoding
Concepts of solidification; directional solidification, role of chilling; filtration of liquid
metals; consumables; details of inoculation and modification with respect to cast irons and
Al-Si system; casting defects; soundness of casting and its assessment
TEXT BOOKS
Heine R. W., Loper C. R., Rosenthal P. C., Principles of Metal Casting,2 nd Edition, Tata McGraw Hill
Publishers, 1985
2. Jain P. L., Principles of Foundry Technology, 3 rd Edition, Tata McGraw Hill, 1995
1.

REFERENCES
1. Srinivasan N. K., Foundry Technology, Khanna Publications, 1986

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Classification of furnaces; different kinds of furnaces; heat balance, energy conservation
and energy audit; parts, construction and design aspects of blast furnace, ancillary
equipment; blast furnace instrumentation.
Blast furnace reactions; Gruner's theorem, carbon deposition, the partitioning of solute
elements between the Iron and the slag; reactions in blast furnace; blast furnace slags; mass
balance and heat balance
Blast furnace (B/F) operations; B/F irregularities and remedial measures, B/F
refractories and causes of failure, modern trends in (B/F) technology overview of direct
reduction processes, electric smelting; production of DRI (HBI/Sponge iron)
Review of traditional steel making; physical chemistry and thermodynamics; air/O2
impurity interaction, slag metal interaction, role of slags in refining ,continuous casting;
foaming slag; removal of S and P; de-oxidizers, alloying;
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Open hearth F/C; Bessemer converters; bottom blown and top blown processes; slag
practices and sequencing; LD,VD, AOD, and VOD; Ladle metallurgy; electric arc furnace
and DRI usage; energy, environmental and quality considerations;
TEXT BOOKS
1.

Thupkary R.H, Introduction to Modern Iron Making, Khanna Publications, Delhi, 2004

2. Tupkary R.H., Introduction to Modern Steel Making, Khanna Publishers, 2004

REFERENCES
1. Gupta O. P., Elements of Fuels, Furnace and Refractories, 2 nd Edition, Khanna Publishers, 1990
2. Bashforth G.R, Manufacture of Iron and Steel, Volume I - IV, Asia Publications, 1996

MT305 POLYMERS AND COMPOSITES

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Introduction - as a material, classification, types of polymerization, mechanisms, statistical

approach, catalysts in polymerization, molecular weight determination, methods of
molecular weight characterization
Plastic compounding of plastics mechanical, thermal, optical, electrical properties with
reference to important engineering plastics - LDPE, HDPE, PVC, polyester, phenol
formaldehyde, alkyds, cellulose, elastomers
Fabrication technology and polymer processing, moulding practices, extrusion; application
of polymers and plastic fibers, elastomers, adhesives, bio-medical applications, fiber
reinforced plastics, conducting polymers
Introduction, classification of composites, micro-mechanics, interphase bond, stress
distribution and load transfer, prediction of strength of composites, anisotropy and failure
criteria; reinforcement materials, whiskers, fibers and resins
Molten metal infiltration, powder metallurgy methods, hot pressing, hot rolling, coextrusions; fiber-reinforced metals, eutectic alloys composites, their engineering properties
and applications
TEXT BOOKS
1.
2.

Schwartz. M. M., Composite Materials, Prentice Hall, 1977

Broutman K. J., Krock R.H., Modern Composite Materials, Addison Wesly Publishing, 1967

REFERENCES
1.

Billmeyer F., Textbook of Polymer Science, Wiley Interscience, 1994

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MT307 MATERIALS JOINING TECHNOLOGY

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Classification of welding processes, energy sources used in welding, working principle,

advantages, limitations of arc welding processes MMAW, GTAW, GMAW, SAW, ESW
& EGW
Working principle, advantages and limitations of solid state welding processes. - Friction,
friction stir, explosive, diffusion and ultrasonic welding.
Working principle, advantages and limitations of power beam processes: Plasma arc
welding, electron beam & laser beam welding.
Principles of operation, process characteristics, types and applications Resistance welding,
Gas welding, brazing, soldering and joining of non metallic materials.
Welding metallurgy: Introduction, thermal cycles, prediction of peak temperature, pre heat
and cooling rate, PWHT. Weldability of carbon steel, stainless steel & aluminum. Hot &
cold cracking phenomenon, weld defects, causes and their remedies.
TEXT BOOKS
1.
2.
3.

Parmer R. S., Welding processes, Khanna Publishers, 1997

Robert W Messler, Jr. Principles of welding, Processes, physics, chemistry and metallurgy, Col 10,
Wiley,2004.
Larry Jeffus, Welding Principles and Applications Fifth edition, Thomson, 2002

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Elastic and plastic deformation, stress-strain relationship; plastic deformation of metallic
materials, Mohr's circle, Yielding criterion- Von Mises, and maximum-shear-stress/Tresca
yielding criterion, failure criteria under combined stresses
Elements of theory of plasticity, dislocation theory properties of dislocation, stress fields
around dislocations, elementary dislocation interactions; application of dislocation theory
to work hardening and strengthening mechanisms.
Engineering stress-strain curve, true stress-strain curve, instability in tension, stress
distribution at the neck, ductility measurement, effect of strain rate and temperature on flow
properties, testing machines, Tensile properties of important materials.
Introduction, Brinell, Vickers and Rock well hardness tests, Meyer hardness, analysis of
indendation by an indenter, relationship between hardness and the flow curve,
microhardness tests, hardness conversion; hardness at elevated temperatures.
Introduction, mechanical properties in torsion, torsional stresses for large plastic strains,
types of torsion failures torsion test vs. tension test, hot torsion testing.
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TEXT BOOKS
1.
2.

Dieter G. E., Mechanical Metallurgy, 3rd Edition, McGraw Hill Publications, 2004
Suryanarayana, Testing of Metallic Materials, Prentice Hall India, 1979

REFERENCES
Rose R. M., Shepard L. A., Wulff J., Structure and Properties of Materials, Volume III, 4 th Edition,
John Wiley, 1984
2. Honeycombe R. W. K., Plastic Deformation of Materials, Edward Arnold Publishers, 1984
1.

CA 351 C++ AND UNIX

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Concepts in object-oriented programming, Classes and Objects, C++ programming basics,

Object-oriented analysis, Object-oriented Design methods, Functions: Friend functions,
Arrays and Pointers.
Constructors and Inheritance: Derived classes, The protected access specifier, Derived class
constructors, Overriding Member functions, Class Hierarchies, Public and Private
inheritance, Multiple inheritance.
Polymorphism: Operator Overloading and Type conversion, function overloading, Virtual
functions, Abstract base classes and Pure Virtual functions.
Files and Streams, Generic Programming, Introduction to object-oriented database- case
studies.
History of UNIX Kernel introduction, file system, UNIX commands, introduction to Java
programming.
TEXT BOOKS
1. Robert Lafore, Object Oriented Programming in Turbo C++, 4th Edition, SAMS, 2002
2. Cameron Newham and Bill Rosenblatt, Learning the bash shell: Unix Shell
Programming 3rd Edn. O Reilly, 2005

REFERENCES
1. Paul Deitel and Harvey M, Deitel, C++ How to Program,7 th Edn., Prentice Hall,2009,
2. Sumitabha Das Yoour UNIX: the Ultimate Guide, Tata McGraw-Hill, 2001
3. Yashavant P Kanetkar, Unix Shell Programming, Third Edn. BpB Publication 2004.

PR 331 FOUNDRY & WELDING LABORATORY

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List of Experiments
Foundry
1. Determination of permeability, shear strength and compression strength of
the given foundry sand
2. Determination of clay content for the given moulding sand sample and also to
study the variation of compression strength for various moisture contents
3. Determination of the grain fineness of the given foundry sand
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4. Prepare the mould for the given pattern with core using two boxes and three box moulding process
5. Determination of flowability for the given foundry sand
6. Foundry melting practice demonstration
Welding
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Arc striking practice

Bead-on-plate welding
Effect of welding parameters on weld bead
GTA welding (Demonstration)
Microstructural observation of weldments
Carbon steel
Stainless steel
Aluminium alloy
Titanium alloy
Dissimilar joints

MT 315 MECHANICAL TESTING LABORATORY

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List of Experiments
1. Tensile testing; theory of testing, standard specimens, calculation of various
engineering and true properties yield strength, tensile strength, fracture strength, %
elongation, % area reduction, resilience, toughness
2. Hardness measurement: definition, various methods of measurements Rockwell,
Vickers, Brinell, Mohs testing procedure, derivation of various expressions.
3. Tension testing of metallic materials using UTM
4. Tension testing of metallic materials of various standard specimens using
Hounsfield tensometer
5. Compression testing of metallic material
6. Creep testing
7. Microhardness testing for case hardened specimens
MT 304 NON FERROUS EXTRACTION
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Principles of pyrometallurgy, chemistry of

roasting, drying
and
calcination;
classification of pyrometallurgical processes, use of Ellingham diagram in pyrometallurgy
Metallic oxide reduction by C, CO, hydrogen and metals; principles of metallothermic
reduction and halide metallurgy; physico chemical principles of fused salt electrolysis

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Principles of hydrometallurgy; properties of good solvent, leaching and precipitation,

solvent extraction, ion exchange and pressure leaching gaseous reduction of aqueous
solutions, bacterial leaching
Extraction schemes for copper, nickel, titanium, aluminium, magnesium, indium, gold and
silver
Extraction of metals from secondary sources, energetics of non-ferrous extraction,
extraction schemes of zinc, lead, zirconium and tantalum; prospects of non-ferrous
industries in India
TEXT BOOKS
1.
2.

Ray H. S., Sridhar R., Abraham K. P, Extraction of Non- ferrous Metals, 1st Edition, Affiliated East West
Press, 1987
Rosenquist T., Principles of Extractive Metallurgy, 2 nd Edition McGraw Hill, 1983

MT 306

PARTICULATE PROCESSING

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Introduction Historical background, important steps in powder metallurgy (P/M) process
Advantage and Limitations of powder metallurgy process and Applications
Methods Production of ceramic powders - powder production by newer methods such as
electron beam rotating electrode, rotating electrode process, electron beam rotating disc and
the rotating rod process, automation, rapid solidification technique. Characteristics:
sampling chemical composition, particle shape and size analysis, Surface area, packing
and flow characteristics, Porosity and density, compressibility, Strength properties.
Blending and mixing of metal powders;
Compaction of powders, pressureless and pressure compaction techniques - single action
and double action compaction, Cold Isostatic compaction, powder rolling, continuous
compaction, explosive compaction, Hot temperature compaction Uni axial hot pressing,
Hot extrusion, Spark sintering, Hot isostatic pressing, Injection moulding Sintering
Types Theory of sintering process variables, Effects of sintering Sintering
atmospheres metallographic technique for sintered products.
Post sintering operations Sizing, coining, repressing and resintering, impregnation,
infiltration, Heat treatment, steam treatment, machining, joining, plating and other coatings.
Products: Porous parts, sintered carbides, cermets, dispersion strengthened materials,
electrical applications, sintered friction materials
Atomisation, Mechanical alloying, Metal Injection moulding, Microwave sintering and self
propagating high temperature synthesis.
TEXT BOOKS:
1. Angelo.P.C. and R.Subramanian Powder metallurgy science, Technology and applications, Prentice hall
Publishers, 2008
2. Kuhn H. A., Powder Metallurgy Processing - New Techniques and Analysis, Oxford & IBH, New Delhi,
1978.

REFERENCES
1. Randel German, Powder Metallurgy Sciene, 2nd ed., MPIF, 1994
2. Fritz.V. Lenel Powder metallurgy Principles and Applications Metal powder Industries federation,
New Jersy, 1980.
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List of Experiments
1. Determination of
a) Metal powder size and shape
b) Apparent density and tap density
c) Flow rate
d) Compressibility
e) Green density and sinter density
2. Cold upset forming of aluminium
Extrusion of aluminium [Demonstration]
MT 308 NON-FERROUS PHYSICAL METALLURGY
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Aluminium and its alloys; physical chemical and mechanical properties, classifications, heat
treatable and non heat treatable types - structural features corrosion behaviour; cladding
and other methods of corrosion protection.
Titanium and its alloys; physical, chemical and mechanical properties of titanium, effect
of other elements on its properties, types of titanium alloys, microstructural features,
properties and applications.
Magnesium and its alloys; structure, properties and applications of magnesium and
some its alloys; metallurgy of magnesium castings; copper and its alloys, electrical
conductivity as influenced by other elements, alloys for high conductivity
Lead, tin, zinc, antimony, silver, gold and platinum alloys, relevant phase diagrams and
microstructural features, properties and applications
Creep resistant materials, structure-property relationship, high temperature applications,
superalloys, application based on structure and properties, Tungsten and Molybdenum
alloys.
TEXT BOOKS
1.
2.

Avner S. H., Introduction to Physical Metallurgy, 2 nd Edition, McGraw Hill, 1974

Brick R. M., Gorden R. B, Phillips A., Structure and Properties of Alloys, McGraw Hill, 1965

REFERENCES
1. Polmear I. J., Light Alloys -Metallurgy of the Light Metals, 3rd Edition, Arnold, 1995
2. N. S. Stoloff and Sikka V. K., Physical Metallurgy and Processing of Intermetallic Compound, Chapman
and Hall, 1996

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MT 310 METAL FORMING TECHNOLOGY

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Classification of metal forming processes, hot, cold and warm working, flow curve for
materials, effect of temperature, strain rate and microstructural variables; residual
stresses, experimental techniques, yielding theories, processing maps
Classification of forging processes, forging equipment, forging defects, plane strain forging
analysis, open die forging and close die forging operations, force calculations
Classification of rolling processes, rolling mills, cold rolling, hot rolling, rolling of bars,
billets and shapes, defects in rolled products, gauge control systems, process variables in
rolling
Types of extrusion, process variables, extrusion defects, force calculation, wire, rod, and
tube drawing, lubrication processes
Shearing, blanking, bending, stretch forming, deep drawing, defects in formed
products, explosive forming, electro-hydraulic and magnetic
forming processes,
formability diagrams
TEXT BOOKS
1.
2.

Dieter G. E, Mechanical Metallurgy, 3rd Edition, McGraw Hill, 1988

Higgins R.A, Engineering Metallurgy, Volume II, ELBS, 1975

REFERENCES
1. Harris J.N, Mechanical Working of Metals-Theory and Practice, Pergamon Press, 1983
2. Narayanasamy R, Metal Forming Technology, Ahuja Book Company, 1997

MT 312 FATIGUE, CREEP AND FRACTURE MECHANICS

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Characteristics of fatigue failure, initiation and propagation of fatigue cracks,; methods

of improving fatigue behaviour, fatigue testing; analysis of fatigue data, fracture
mechanics of fatigue crack propagation, corrosion fatigue, case studies
Introduction to creep - creep mechanisms, creep curve, Presentation and practical
application of creep data; accelerated creep testing, time-temperature parameters for
conversion of creep data; creep resistant alloys, creep testing, stress rapture test,
Introduction, types of fracture in metals, theoretical cohesive strength of metals, Griffith
theory of brittle fracture, fracture of single crystals, metallographic aspects of fracture,
fractography, fracture under combined stresses.
Brittle fracture problems, notched bar impact tests, instrumented Charpy test, significance of
transition temperature curve, metallurgical factors affecting transition temperature, dropweight test and other large-scale tests, fracture analysis diagram,
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Introduction, strain energy release rate, stress intensity factor, fracture toughness and design,
KIC plane strain toughness testing, plasticity corrections, crack opening displacement, J
integral, R curve, toughness of materials.
TEXT BOOKS
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2.

Dieter G. E., Mechanical Metallurgy, 3rd Edition, McGraw Hill Publications, 1988
Suryanarayana, Testing of Metallic Materials, Prentice Hall India, 1979

REFERENCES
1. Rose R. M., Shepard L. A., Wulff J., Structure and Properties of Materials, Volume III, 4 th Edition, John
Wiley, 1984
2. Honeycombe R. W. K., Plastic Deformation of Materials, Edward Arnold Publishers, 1984

MT 314 HEAT TREATMENT LABORATORY

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1. Determination of grain size of low carbon steels
2. Heat treatment of mild, medium carbon and alloy steels
3. Carburising of steel
4. Heat treatment of tool steels
5. Heat treatment of stainless steels
6. Heat treatment of titanium alloys
7. Heat treatment of magnesium alloys
8. Heat treatment of aluminium alloys
9. Heat treatment of super alloys
10. Microstructural evaluation of nitrocarburised steels

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1. Selection of etchants for various non-ferrous alloys
2. Electrochemical polishing/etching for metallography
3. Microstructure of copper alloys
4. Microstructure of aluminium alloys
5. Microstructure of lead alloys
6. Microstructure of magnesium alloys
7. Microstructure of titanium alloys
8. Microstructure of superalloys

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MT 401 CERAMIC MATERIALS

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Ceramics as a class of engineering materials, overview of properties; classification of
ceramics; ceramic raw materials and their characteristics, production of ceramic powders,
ceramics processing, Introduction to glazes and enamels.
Ionic and covalent bonding, variations in properties as a function of bonding, crystalline
and non crystalline ceramics, concept of co-ordination number, ratio of ionic radii and
corresponding crystal structures, oxides and silicates, polymorphism.
Defects in crystalline ceramics. Non-stoichiometry, significance of defects with respect to
applications; Glasses: types, structure, bridging and non-bridging oxygen, significance of
oxygen to silicon ratio, commercial oxide glasses, devetrification.
Electrical, magnetic and optical properties of important ceramic systems, correlation of
properties with structure; Mechanical properties and testing. Introduction to bio-ceramics
and bio-glass.
Classification of refractories, characteristics of refractories. Production of refractories,
properties and applications of various refractories.
TEXT BOOKS
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2.

Kingery W. D., Bowen, H. K., Ulhmen D. R., Introduction to Ceramics, 2 nd Edition, John Wiley, 1976
Van Vlack L. H., Physical Ceramics for Engineers, Addison Wesly, 1964

REFERENCES
1.Richerson D. W., Modern Ceramic Engineering - Properties Processing and Use in Design, Marcel
Deckker, 1982
2. Norton F. H., Elements of Ceramics 2nd Edition., Addison Wesley, 1974

MT 403

CORROSION

ENGINEERING

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Electrochemical and thermodynamic principles, Nernst equation and electrode potentials
of metals, EMF and galvanic series, merits and demerits; origin of Pourbaix diagram and
its importance to iron, aluminium and magnesium metals
Exchange current density, polarization - concentration, activation and resistance, Tafel
equation; passivity, electrochemical behaviour of active/passive metals, Flade potential,
theories of passivity
Atmospheric, pitting, dealloying, stress corrosion cracking, intergranular corrosion,
corrosion fatigue, fretting corrosion and high temperature oxidation; causes and remedial
measures
Purpose of testing, laboratory, semi-plant and field tests, susceptibility tests for IGC, stress
corrosion cracking and pitting, sequential procedure for laboratory and on-site corrosion
investigations, corrosion auditing and corrosion map of India
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Corrosion prevention by design improvements, anodic and cathodic protection, metallic,

non-metallic and inorganic coatings, mechanical and chemical methods and various
corrosion inhibitors
TEXT BOOKS
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2.

Raj Narayan, An Introduction to Metallic Corrosion and its Prevention, 1st Edition, Oxford and IBH,
1983
Fontana M. G., Greene N. D., Corrosion Engineering, 2 nd Edition, McGraw Hill, 1983

REFERENCES
1. Denny Jones, Principles and Prevention of Corrosion, Prentice Hall of India, 1996.

MT 405

MATERIALS CHARACTERISATION
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The metallurgical microscope, phase contrast polarized light and interference microscopy;
high-temperature microscopy, quantitative metallography, specimen preparation techniques
Continuous and characteristic X-radiation; Bragg's law
and X-ray
diffraction,
determination of lattice parameter, phase identification/quantification, solvus line
determination, and residual stress measurement
Construction of scanning electron microscope, modes of operation, study of surface
topography and elemental composition analysis, electron probe analysis (EPMA/EDX), and
Auger spectroscopy
Constructional feature of transmission electron microscope, imaging and diffraction
modes, bright and dark field imaging, selected area diffraction, specimen preparation
techniques
Thermal analysis, dilatometry, resistivity and magnetic measurements. methods
growing single crystals

of

TEXT BOOKS
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2.

Small man R.E., Modern Physical Metallurgy, 4 th Edition, Butterworths, 1985

Philips V.A., Modern Metallographic Techniques and Their Applications, Wiley Interscience, 1971

REFERENCES
1. Cullity B.D., Elements of X-ray Diffraction, 4th Edition, Addison Wiley, 1978
2. Weinberg F., Tools and Techniques in Physical Metallurgy, Volume I and II, Marcel and Decker, 1970
3. Giflin R.C., Optical Microscopy of Metals, Isaac Pitman, 1970

MB 491 MANAGEMENT CONCEPTS AND PRACTICES

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Introduction to organization and Management: Management function and process,

Managerial roles, management skills, Organization, Evolution and Development of
Management: Historical background, Scientific management, General administrative
theorists, Quantitative approaches, Behaviourai, approaches, Current trends and Issues.
Foundations of Planning: Meaning, purpose of planning. The role of goals and plans in
planning: Types of goals, Types of plans, Establishing goals: approaches, characteristics and
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steps in goal setting, Developing Plans: approaches and contingency factors. Contemporary
issues in Planning:
Organizational: Defining organizational structure:
Work specification,
Departmentalization, Chain of command, Span of control Centralization and
Decentralization,. Organization Design decision. Mechanical and organic organization,
contingency factors, common organizational design: Traditional and contemporary
organizational design.
Human resources management:
Human resources planning, Recruitment and
Decruitment, selection, employee, training, Employee performance and measurement,
Compensation and Benefits, career development, current issues in Human resources
management. Understanding Groups and Teams: States of group development process,
Group decision making, Developing and Managing effective teams. Motivating Employees:
Early theorities and Contemporary theories of motivation. Current Issues in Motivation.
Leadership: Early leadership theories: Trait and behavioural theory of leadership.
Contingency theories of leadership, contemporary issues in leadership.
Foundation of Control: control process, Types of Control, Contemporary issues in
control, Functional management: Operations and value chair management, Marketing
management, Finance management, information and Systems management. Human
resources and industrial relations management.
TEXT BOOKS
1. Management, authored by Stephen P. Robbins and Mary Coulter, published by Prentice Hall, Latest Edn.
2. Principles of Management, authored by Harold Koontz and Heintz Weihrich, Published by Tata McGrawHills Latest Edn.,

MT 409 CORROSION ENGINEERING LABORATORY

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Copper electroplating, electroless plating, anodizing of aluminum, corrosion rate

determination by weight loss method (with and without inhibitor),
Corrosion rate by electrical resistance method, corrosion rate by potentiostatic polarization
experiment (a) Tafel method and (b) LPR method, atmospheric/environmental corrosion
(using colour indicator method),
Galvanic corrosion, pitting corrosion, stress corrosion cracking,
IGC susceptibility tests for stainless steels, salt spray test, coating thickness measurements,
Cathodic protection, high temperature corrosion.
HM 402 INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS
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Micro Economics; demand analysis - Law of Demand Demand forecasting - Supply

Analysis - Determinants of supply - Supply Elascticities - Consumption laws - Indifference
curve analysis Cost, Revenue and Break even analysis - Competitions
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Macro economics - Importance of macro economic analysis - Keynes' theory of Income and
Employment - Multiplier and Accelerator - Functions of Central and Commercial bank Credit creation by Commercial Banks
Contributions of Fayol, Taylor - Managerial functions - Preparation of Balance SheetSources of Finance - Capital Budgeting
Differences between marketing and selling - 4 P's of Marketing and Marketing Myopia Market Segmentation - Product Life Cycle
Recruitment and Selection - Job Evaluation and performance Appraisal Methods - Industrial
Accidents and Fatigue - Communication - Motivation - Leadership
TEXT BOOKS
1.
2.

Dewett KK Chand & Coy, "Modern Economic Theory", 1998 Ed.

Gupta C.B. Chand.S & Coy, "Business Organisation and Management", 1998

REFERENCES
1. Maheswari SN., "An Introduction to Accountancy", 1999
2. Ramasamy VS, NamaKumari S., "Marketing Management",1996
3. Aswathappa K., "Organisational behavior", 1998

MT 402 NON DESTRUCTIVE TESTING AND FAILURE ANALYSIS

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Visual examination, Basic principles of liquid penetrant testing and Magnetic particle
testing. Radiography - basic principle, electromagnetic radiation sources, radiographic
imaging, inspection techniques, applications, limitations and safety.
Eddy current testing - principle, application, limitation; ultrasonic testing - basic properties
of sound beam, transducers, inspection methods, flaw characterisation technique, immersion
testing, advantage, limitations; acoustic emission testing.
Leak testing, Holography and Thermography - principles, procedures and applications,
Comparison and selection of NDT methods; defects in casting, forging, rolling and others.
Failure analysis methodology, tools and techniques of failure analysis, failure data retrieval,
procedural steps for investigation of a failure for failure analysis; types of failure and
techniques for failure analysis.
Some case studies of failure analysis, Introduction to quality management, concept of
ISO9000, ISO14000, QS9000; Inspection, inspection by sampling.
TEXT BOOKS
1.
2.

Baldevraj, Jayakumar T., Thavasimuthu M., Practical Non-Destructive Testing, Narosa Publishing,
1997
Das A. K., Metallurgy of Failure Analysis, TMH, 1992

REFERENCES
1. Colangelo V. A., Analysis of Metallurgical Failures, John Wiley, 1985
2. Suryanarayana, Testing of Metallic Materials, Prentice Hall India, 1979
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ELECTIVES
MT 352 STEELS AND CAST IRONS
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Definition of high strength steels, problems in developing high strength steels;

discussion on fracture toughness; HSLA steels, principle of microalloying and
thermomechanical processing; importance of fine grained steels
Phase diagrams, composition, properties and applications of ferritic, austenitic, martensitic,
duplex and precipitation hardenable stainless steels
Dual phase steels, TRIP steels, maraging steels, metallurgical advantages, heat treatment,
properties and applications
Tool steels; classification, composition, and application, constitution diagram of high
speed steels, special problems in heat treatment of tool steels
Types of cast irons - grey, SG, white, malleable; austempered ductile iron; alloy cast irons,
Ni hard, high silicon cast irons, heat resistant cast irons- high chrome cast iron- structure,
property and engineering applications
TEXT BOOKS
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2.

Leslie W. C., The Physical Metallurgy of Steels, McGraw Hill, 1982

Pickering P. B., Physical Metallurgy and the Design of Steels, Applied Science Publishers, 1983

MT 354 DESIGN AND SELECTION OF MATERIALS

PRE-REQUISITE: Candidate should have under gone courses in Physical metallurgy,
Metallic materials, Ceramics, Polymers, Composites, Mechanical behaviour of materials
and Manufacturing Processes in undergraduate or in post graduate level.
Technologically important properties of materials - Physical, chemical, mechanical, thermal,
optical, environmental and electrical properties of materials. Material property charts Modulus density, strength-density, fracture toughness-strength,
Types of design, Design tools and materials data Materials and shape microscopic and
micro structural shape factors limit to shape efficiency Comparison of structural sections
and material indices case studies
Service, Fabrication and economic requirements for the components Methodology for
selection of materials Collection of data on availability, requirements and non functional
things- its importance to the situations case studies
Classifying process- -systematic selection of process Selection charts - Ranking of
processes case studies - Influence of manufacturing aspects and processing route on
properties of materials and its influence on selection of materials.
Selection of materials for automobile, nuclear, power generation, aerospace, petrochemical,
electronic and mining industries.
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TEXT BOOKS
1.
2.

M.F.Ashby, Materials Selection in Mechanical Design Third edition, Elsevier publishers, Oxford,
2005.
Gladius Lewis,"Selection of Engineering Materials", Prentice Hall Inc, New Jersey, USA, 1995.

REFERENCES
1.

Charles.J.A. and Crane,F.A.A., "Selection and Use of Engineering Materials", Butterworths, London, UK,
1989.

MT 356 SPECIAL CASTING TECHNIQUES

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Shell moulding : Process details ,types , characteristics and process variables, types of sand
used and additives, application
Investment casting: Pattern material and its production, techniques of Investment casting
Investment , Pattern removal and firing , pouring and casting , process variables and
characteristics, application
Die casting: Process details, gravity and pressure die casting equipment and die details,
casting techniques, characteristics of the process , application
Centrifugal casting : Process details, centrifugal force calculations , production techniquesTrue, semi centrifugal and centrifuging processes , process variables and characteristics,
application
Squeeze casting , Low pressure die casting , thixo and rheo casting , full mold process ,
electro slag casting , Magnetic casting , No bake or pepset moulding, casting process for
reactive metals
TEXT BOOKS:
1. Heine R., Loper C.R., Rosenthal P.C. , Principles of metal casting . 2 nd edition , Tata
Mcgraw Hill publishers ,1985
2. Jain P.L., Principles of foundry technology, 3 rd edition, Tata Mcgraw Hill, 2004

REFERENCES
1. Beeley P.R. Foundry Technology , , Butterworth- Heimann publishers, London 2006

MT 451 SURFACE ENGINEERING

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Introduction tribology, surface degradation, wear and corrosion, types of wear, adhesive,
abrasive, oxidative, corrosive, erosive and fretting wear, roles of friction and lubricationoverview of different forms of corrosion
Chemical and electrochemical polishing, significance, specific examples, chemical
conversion coatings, phosphating,
chromating, chemical colouring, anodizing of
aluminium alloys, thermochemical processes -industrial practices

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Surface pre-treatment, deposition of copper, zinc, nickel and chromium - principles and
practices, alloy plating, electrocomposite plating, properties of electro deposits, electroless,
electroless composite plating; application areas, properties.
Definitions and concepts, physical vapour deposition (PVD), evaporation, sputtering, ion
plating, plasma nitriding, process capabilities, chemical vapour deposition (CVD), metal
organic CVD, plasma assisted CVD.
Thermal spraying, techniques, advanced spraying techniques - plasma surfacing, detonation
gun and high velocity oxy-fuel processes, laser surface alloying, laser cladding, specific
industrial applications, tests for assessment of wear and corrosion
TEXT BOOKS
1.

2.

Sudarshan T S, Surface modification technologies - An Engineers guide, Marcel Dekker, Newyork,

1989
Varghese C.D, Electroplating and Other Surface Treatments - A Practical Guide, TMH, 1993

MT 453 PROCESS MODELING AND APPLICATIONS

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Mathematical modeling, physical simulation, advantages and limitations; process control,

instrumentation and data acquisition systems
Review of transport phenomena, review of differential equations, review of numerical
methods; concept of physical domain and computational domain, assumptions and
limitations in numerical solutions, introduction to FEM & FDM
Introduction to software packages useful websites and generic information about different
products - ANSYS, Thermocalc, CFD; introduction to expert systems and artificial
intelligence; demonstration / practical training in some software packages
Physical modeling cold and hot models; case studies of water models, use of computers
for the construction of phase diagrams, alloy design, crystallography, phase transformations
and thermo chemical calculations.
Case studies from literature pertaining to modeling of solidification / heat transfer, fluid
flow, casting, welding and liquid metal treatment
TEXT BOOKS
1. Szekely J., Themelis N. J., Rate Phenomena in Process Metallurgy, Wiley, 1971
2. P.S. Ghosh Dastidar, Computer Simulation of Flow and Heat Transfer, Tata McGraw Hill, New Delhi,
1998

MT 455 SPECIAL TOPICS IN METAL FORMING

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High velocity forming comparison with conventional forming
Explosive forming - explosives detonation velocity of explosives energy transfer media
safety circuit process parameters application of explosive forming
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Petro forge system rubber pad forming electro magnetic forming coil requirements
effect of work piece dimensions and conductivity - applications electro hydraulic forming
types of electrodes applications
Superplastic forming superplasticity definition - components mechanism of
superplastic deformation diffusion bonding superplastic forming and diffusion bonding
methods of forming Severe plastic deformation ECAP -types- microstructural variations with processing route
cryo rolling process- types stress strain distribution
Severe plastic deformation by mechanical alloying types equipment compaction
sintering mechanism of sintering
TEXT BOOKS
1.Hosford W.F and Caddell, Metal forming mechanics and metallurgy Prentice Hall, 1983
2. Explosive forming process and techniques A.A.Ezra, Prentice Hall, 1980

REFERENCES
1. ASM metals Handbook, Volume 5, 1984
2. Padmanabhan K A and G.J.Davis, Superplasticity, Springer Verlag, Berlin Heidberg, NY, 1980.

MT 457 NANO MATERIALS AND APPLICATIONS

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Introduction: Concept of nanomaterials scale / dimensional aspects, nano and nature,
effect of size reduction on various properties, advantages and limitations at the nano level.
Methods to produce nanomaterials: Plasma arching, chemical vapour deposition, sol-gel
process, electro deposition, ball milling, severe plastic deposition, etc.
Characterization of nanomaterials and nanostructures: Salient features and working
principles of SEM, TEM, STM, AFM, XRD, etc.
Applications: Fullerenes, carbon nano tubes,
nanosensors, nanomedicines, etc.

nano composites, molecular machines,

Health Issues: Understanding the toxicity of nanoparticls and fibers, exposure to quartz,
asbestos, air pollution. Environmental issues: Effect on the environmental and other species.
Societal implications: Implications of nanoscience and technology in society, government
regulations, etc.
TEXT BOOKS:
1. T. Pradeep, Nano: The Essentials, Tata McGraw Hill, 2007.
2. Mick Wilson et all, Nanotechnology: Basic Science and Emerging Technologies,
Overseas Press, 2005.

REFERENCES
1. Charles P. Poole Jr, Frank J. Owens, Introduction to nanotechnology, Wiley-India (P)
Ltd., 2006.

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ME 453 INDUSTRIAL SAFETY

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Accident Prevention; Safety aspects in the use of machines and equipment

Safety in Material Handling; training for Safety Safe Practices in Industry
Provisions for Safe Working Create a Safe Environment
Personal Protection and Welfare
Some View Points on Safety
TEXT BOOK
1. William Handlin, Industrial Hand Book, McGraw-Hill, 2000

PR 451 NEW TRENDS IN MANUFACTURING

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Agile manufacturing Lean manufacturing Virtual Reality

Precision Engineering its concept and significance Micro machining High speed
machining manufacturing of integrated circuits
Nano enginering its conceopts, significance and applications molecular and atomic level
machining and its applications rapid prototyping stereolithography 3D Printing
TEXT BOOK:
1. Serope Kalpakjian, manufacturing process for engineering materials Addison Wesley publishing Co,
1997
2. Massood Tabid azar, Micro actuators electrical, magnetic, thermal, optical , mechanical, chemical
and smart structures, Kluwer academc publishers, 1997.

REFERENCES
1. Proceedings of the seminar on Significance of precision engineering in the Indian context September,
1998

MT 456 CERAMIC PROCESSING

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Surface and interfaces, grain boundaries, interfacial energy and wetting; phase equilibria in ceramic
system - single component SiO2 transformations in silica; two component systems

Overview of ceramic processing - emphasis on powder processing route - crushing,

grinding, sizing, pre-consolidation by pressing, casting, plastic forming, tape forming and
spraying - -sintering stages, mechanisms, solid state sintering, liquid phase

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Hot pressing - reaction sintering - self sustaining high temperature synthesis - high pressure
synthesis - fusion cast ceramics - slurry casting - overview of refractory processing - sol-gel
processing - ceramic coatings - manufacture of glasses
Principles, properties, applications and processing for important systems such as : silicon
carbide, silicon nitride, boron carbide, boron nitride, cermets, molybdenum di silicide and
ceramic fibres
Principles, properties, applications and processing of important systems such as: zirconia,
stabilized zirconia, sialons, magnetic ceramics, superconducting ceramics, semiconductors,
glass ceramics, bio ceramics
TEXT BOOKS
1.
2.

McColm J., Ceramic Science for Materials Technology, Leonard Hill, 1983
Richerson D. W., Modern Ceramic Engineering - Properties Processing and Use in Design, Marcel
Deckker, 1982

REFERENCES
1. Kingery W. D., Bowen H. K., Uhlman D. R., Introduction to Ceramics, 2nd Edition, John Wiley, 1976

MT 452 FINITE ELEMENT METHODS

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Introduction, different approaches in FEM, direct stiffness approach; simple examples;

variational approach, elements of variational calculus, Euler-Lagranage equation; RayleighRitz method, weighted residual methods; point collocation method; sub-domain collocation
method
Types of elements used - interpolation polynomials - linear elements - shape functionanalysis of simply supported beam - element and global matrices - two dimensional
elements; triangular and rectangular elements
Finite element formulation of field problems - classification of partial differential equations;
quasi-harmonic equation - steady state problems - Eigen value problems - propagation
problems - examples; torsional problem
Finite element formulation of solid mechanics problems - axial force member - element
matrices for axial force members - truss element - analysis of pinned truss - two dimensional
elasticity problems
Numerical methods in FEM and computer implementation - evaluation of shape functions;
one dimensional and triangular elements; quadrilateral elements; iso parametric elements numerical integration; guass-legendre
TEXT BOOKS
1.

Segerlind, L.J., Applied Finite Element Analysis, John Wiley, 1984

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PR 460 PROJECT MANAGEMENT

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Project Development Cycle identification of investment opportunities Market demand
analysis
Technical analysis materials and inputs Production technology product mix plant
capacity location and site machinery and equipment structure and civil works project
charts and layouts
Cost of project and means of financing terms loans cost of production estimation of
tax burden
Financial and economic appraisal mathematical programming approach LP, ILP and
goal programming model Portfolio theory and network techniques
Portfolio theory and capital asset pricing model approaches to risk analysis Network
techniques for project management PERT, CPM.
TEXT BOOKS
1. Prasanna Chandra, Projects, Tata Mcgraw Hill, 1986.
2. Choudhury, S, Project Mgt, Tata Mcgraw Hill, 1988.

MT 452 HIGH TEMPERATURE MATERIALS

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Factors influencing functional life of components at elevated temperature, definition of creep curve,
various stages of creep, metallurgical factors influencing various stages, effect of stress, temperature
and strain rate
Design of transient creep, time hardening, strain hardening, expressions for rupture life for creep,
ductile and brittle materials, Monkman - Grant relationship
Various types of fracture, brittle to ductile from low temperature to high temperature, cleavage
fracture, ductile fracture due to micro void coalescence - diffusion controlled void growth; fracture
maps for different alloys and oxides
Oxidation, Pilling-Bedworth ratio, kinetic laws of oxidation - defect structure and control of
oxidation by alloys additions, hot gas corrosion deposit, modified hot gas corrosion, fluxing
mechanisms, effect of alloying elements on hot corrosion
Iron base, nickel base and cobalt base superalloys, composition control, solid solution strengthening,
precipitation hardening by gamma prime, grain boundary strengthening, TCP phase - embrittlement,
solidification of single crystals
TEXT BOOKS
1.
2.

Raj R., Flow and Fracture and Elevated Temperatures, American Society for Metals, 1985
Hertzberg R. W., Deformation and Fracture Mechanics of Engineering Materials, 4 th Edition, John
Wiley, 1996

REFERENCES
1. Courtney T.H, Mechanical Behaviour of Materials, McGraw Hill, 1990

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MT 458 INTRODUCTION TO QUALITY MANAGEMENT

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Quality introduction; philosophical approach; cost of quality; overview of the works of

Juran, Deming, Crosby, Taguchi; PDCA cycle; quality control; quality assurance
Quality organization; quality management; quality system; quality audit; vendor quality
assurance; total quality management; quality awards; quality certification; typical procedure
for ISO9000, ISO14000, QS9000.
Variations; analysis of variance, statistical tools, statistical quality control; control charts;
process capability analysis; statistical process control.
Inspection; inspection by sampling; acceptance sampling; statistical approaches; single,
double and multiple sampling plans.
Reliability concept; difference between reliability and quality; different measures of
reliability; time to failure distributions; MTBF.
TEXT BOOKS
1. J.M.Juran and F.M.Gryna, Quality Planning and Analysis, McGraw Hill, New
York, 2 nd Edition, 1980
2. B.L. Hansen, P.M. Ghare, Quality Control and Application, Prentice Hall of India Eastern Economy
Edition, 1997.

MT 460 EMERGING MATERIALS

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Techniques of rapid solidification. production of metallic glasses, atomic arrangement, comparison

with crystalline alloys - mechanical, electrical, magnetic, superconducting and chemical properties
and applications
Phase diagrams of ferritic, martensitic and austenitic stainless steels, duplex stainless steels,
precipitation hardenable stainless steels, mechanical and metallurgical properties of stainless steels,
HSLA steels, micro-alloyed steels
Aluminium alloys, magnesium alloys and titanium alloys; metallurgical aspects, mechanical
properties and applications
Development of super alloys-iron base, nickel base and cobalt base - properties and their
applications; materials for cryogenic service, materials in nuclear field, materials used in space
Carbonaceous materials - including nano tubes and fullerenes; shape memory alloys, functionally
gradient materials, high temperature super conductors - bio materials
TEXT BOOKS
1.
2.

Sukh Dev Sehgal, Lindberg R.A., Materials, their Nature, Properties and Fabrication, S Chand, 1973
Polmear I. J. Light alloys: Metallurgy of Light Metals, 3 rd Edition, Arnold, 1995

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MT 462 LADLE METALLURGY & CONTINUOUS CASTING OF STEELS

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Terminology scrap based operation Vs refining ; trends in quality of liquid steel; different
approaches to refining; overview of various treatments including vacuum, inert gas,
injection, electro-slag.
Terminology related to injection metallurgy; Ladle furnace; advantages and approaches;
injectibles type of materials; discussion of some specific treatments; impact on overall
quality; foaming of slags
Ingot casting Vs continuous casting (CC) ; difficulties in CC of steels; increasing CC output
in the steel industry; mould and machine details including different components and
configurations; SEN, Ladle and Tundish
Role of mould powders (fluxes) in CC; physical and chemical interactions during CC;
overview of defects in CC; production stoppages such as breakouts; indicative heat sizes
and machine output; concept and implementation of sequence casting;
Overview of process modeling; applications in ladle metallurgy and CC; mathematical
modeling of solidification; physical modeling of fluid flow in CC; case studies from current
literature
TEXT BOOKS
1.
2.

Tupkary R.H., Introduction to Modern Steel Making, Khanna Publishers, 2004

B.Deo, R. Boom, Fundamentals of steel making metallurgy, Prentice Hall International, New York, 1993

REFERENCES
1.

Continuous casting Vol.1, Chemical and Physical Interactions during transfer operations, Iron and
Steel Society, Warrendale, PA, USA, 1983.

MT 466 WELDING METALLURGY

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Heat
flow - temperature distribution-cooling rates - influence of heat
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Epitaxial growth - weld metal solidification - columnar structures and growth morphologyeffect of welding parameters - absorption of gases - gas/metal and slag/metal reactions
Phase transformations- weld CCT diagrams - carbon equivalent-preheating and post
heating- weldability of low alloy steels, welding of stainless steels use of Schaffler and
Delong diagrams, welding of cast irons
Welding of Cu, Al, Ti and Ni alloys processes, difficulties, microstructures, defects and
remedial measures

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Origin - types - process induced defects, - significance - remedial measures, Hot cracking cold cracking -lamellar tearing - reheat cracking - weldability tests - effect
of
metallurgical parameters,
TEXT BOOKS
1.
2.

Linnert G. E.,Welding Metallurgy, Volume I and II, 4th Edition, AWS, 1994
Granjon H., Fundamentals of Welding Metallurgy, Jaico Publishing House, 1994

REFERENCES
1.
2.
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Kenneth Easterling, Introduction to Physical Metallurgy of Welding, 2 nd Edition, Butterworth

Heinmann, 1992
Saferian D., The Metallurgy of Welding, Chapman and Hall, 1985
Jackson M. D., Welding Methods and Metallurgy, Grffin, London, 1967 SPECIAL

MT 468 COMPUTATIONAL TECHNIQUES

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Design of Experiments and Analysis

Factorial design, Taguchi Techniques, ANOVA
Artificial Intelligence
Artificial Neural Networks, Fuzzy logic, Genetic Algorithm; Applications in Materials
Engg.,
Numerical Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer
Classification of PDE, finite differences, Steady and unsteady conduction, explicit and
implicit method
Finite Element Methods
Introduction to I-D FEM. Problems in structural mechanics using two dimensional
elements; Plane stress, plane strain, axisymmetric analysis; Three dimensional stress
analysis
Optimization Methods
Classical optimization methods, unconstrained minimization. Univariate, conjugate
direction, gradient and variable metric methods, constrained minimization, feasible direction
and projections. Integer and Geometric programming,
TEXT BOOKS:
1. Douglas C. Montgomery Design and analysis of experiments, 5th ed., John Wiley and Sons, 2005
2. Phillip J. Ross Taguchi techniques for quality engineering - McGraw-Hill Book company,2002

REFERENCES
1. Suhas V. Patankar Numerical heat transfer and fluid flow-, Hemisphere Publishing Corporation, 1998
2. Tirupathi R. Chandrupatla and Ashok D. Belegundu Introduction to Finite Elements in Engineering -, 3rd
Ed., Prentice-Hall, 2003
3. Simon Haykin , Neural Networks- A comprehensive foundation-, 2nd Ed., Pearson Education Asia, 2002

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HM 352 CORPORATE COMMUNICATION

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OBJECTIVE:
The Course aims to:
1. Familiarize the students with the Corporate world and instil a sense of values.
2. Help them participate in seminars, group discussions and interviews successfully.
3. Make them present their ideas effectively to different levels of people.
4. Enable them to write reports, research papers and proposals.
5. Improve their ability to listen and comprehend different styles of English.
Adequate opportunities for individual practice will be provided.
1. Importance of communication in the corporate world:
Corporate culture & communication - Process of communication Networks &
channels of communication Barriers to communication Strategies to overcome
them - Use of technology in successful communication Role of
psychology in communication- Internal & External Communication.
2.

Fluent Oral Communication Techniques:

Speech mechanics Mental process of speaking Extempore speech practice
Body Language Group discussion practice Group dynamics Seminar skills and
interview strategies Presentation skills Use of Power point-- Techniques to make
people listen.

3. Developing Listening skills:

Importance of listening in the corporate world -Listening for information and
content Kinds of listening Factors affecting this Methods to overcome
them Retention of facts, data & figures.
4. Writing for Technical Purposes:
Reader-writer relationship - Varieties of styles and registers- Mechanics of technical
writing Reports of different kinds Oral and written reports Executive summary
and abstract Memos & IOMs-- Use of charts, graphs etc.
5. Writing for Business Purposes :
Circulars and notices Proposals, Agenda and Minutes Marketing language
Corporate Branding - You tone - Captions & Eye catchers - Interoffice memos
Communication in a crisis.
TEXT BOOKS:
1. A Guide to Scientific Writing David Lindsay (1995) Macmillan.
2. Business Listening Tasks - Patrick Hanks & Jim Corbett (1986) (CUP)

REFERENCES
1. New International Business English Leo Jones & Richard Alexander (1996)
Cambridge University Press. (CUP)
2. Business Communication Strategies -M. Monippally (2001) Tata McGraw Hill
3. Social Psychology James A. Wiggins, Beverly B. Wiggins & James Vander
Zanden (1987) McGraw Hill.
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